On generation and convey of earthquake information for promoting earthquake disaster prevention

Consciousness of earthquake hazard is important for promoting earthquake disaster prevention. However, it is not at high level, partially due to subjective recognition of hazards. Weather forecast has attained high reliability, making recognition of weather disaster more objective. We study development of weather forecast technologies and contribution to make weather information more trust-worthy. Comparing these technologies with the ones for earthquake information, we discuss the direction of generating and delivering earthquake information to achieve more objective recognition of hazards. It is concluded that the key issues are to deliver the processes of generating earthquake information even if they contain mistakes, as well as to increase the quality of the information. Language: ja